''Coenagrion interrogatum'', the Subarctic bluet, is a blue and black, pond

damselfly Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...

of the family

Coenagrionidae Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 spec ...

. The species was first described by

Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps (25 May 1813 – 11 December 1900) was a Belgium, Belgian Liberal Party (Belgium), Liberal Party politician and scientist. Selys Longchamps has been regarded as the founding figure of odonatology, the stud ...

in 1876.

Distribution

According to the

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E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum:

References

External links

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Talk about Nature
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Montana Field Guide
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Wisconsin MNR * Lam, Ed. (2004). ''Damselflies of the Northeast''. Forest Hill: Biodiversity Press. p. 41. * DuBois, Bob (2005). ''Damselflies of the North Woods''. Duluth, MN: Kollath-Stensaas Publ. p. 76-77. Coenagrionidae Odonata of North America Insects described in 1876 {{Coenagrionidae-stub